a. [f. THALIA + -AN.] Of or pertaining to Thalia as the muse of pastoral and comic poetry; hence, of the nature of comedy, comic.
1789. A. Pasquin, Verses, 1, in Poems, I.
| As late I wander’d through that ancient pile, | |
| Which SACKVILLE’s gen’rous race have long possest; | |
| Amid its worth I saw, with Thalian smile, | |
| The Queen of Comedy, and poignant jest. |
1864. in Webster.
1876. M. Marbenneth, Sir William’s Pilgrimage, etc., 5.
| Her saddle-bags were stuffed with tracts | |
| ‘By Hopps’ on every ‘Page,’ | |
| With shafts from ‘Thalian’ armoury | |
| Forged in Nicæan age. |
1882. J. Walker, Scotch Poems, 100. My wit can wimple Thro’ Thalian songs like Kate Dalrymple.
